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3-5 Forward Resource Recovery Facility SWT Engineering Transfer/Processing Report - July 2014 z:\projects\allied waste\forward\resource recovery facility\5 yr permit rvw 2013-14\tpr 2014\text\sec3.doc Recyclables Operation At this time, no recyclables sorting operations are performed at the RRF. However, if the recyclables sorting operation is implemented again then wood, cardboard, plastic, paper and newspaper, glass, and metals will be segregated from the waste stream. Mechanized sorting may be done to process the recyclables. Currently, no sorting equipment is in-place within the RRF building. When a full shipment of a specific material is ready, it will be loaded onto a large transfer trailer for hauling to a permitted recycler. The remaining residual wastes will be loaded into the MSW bins and transported to Forward Landfill for disposal. None of the material transfer activities will interfere with other operations or the traffic flow. Recyclable Materials Transfer Operations At this time, the station area is only being used to transfer mixed recyclable material. During recyclables transfer operations, no separation or sorting of recyclables is performed. The route trucks hauling the mixed recyclables unload inside the RRF transfer building and then the materials are loaded onto large transfer trucks for hauling to a permitted recycler. 3.1.5.2 Storage of Salvaged or Recycled Materials Storage of salvaged or recycled materials is performed in accordance with 14 CCR, Section 17409.3(d). There is no long-term storage of recyclable materials at the RRF. During the recyclables transfer operation, no materials will be stored onsite. The materials will be loaded onto large transfer trucks and hauled generally the same day to a permitted recycler. 3.1.5.3 Materials Removal During the recyclables transfer operation, materials will be loaded into large transfer trucks and hauled away generally the same day to a permitted recycler. All residual waste is unloaded into a drop box or transfer trailers and transported to Forward Landfill for disposal within 48 hours of receipt in accordance with 14 CCR, Section 17410.1. In no case are loose materials allowed to be stored on the tipping floor within the station for a period of time exceeding 48 hours, which may result in the creation of a public health hazard, nuisance, or fire hazard as required under 14 CCR, Section 17409.3(c). Residual wastes are placed in one of five bins for delivery to the Forward Landfill within 48 hours. 3.1.6 Burning Wastes and Open Burning (14 CCR, Section 17407.1) In accordance with 14 CCR, Section 17407.1(a), if burning wastes are inadvertently received at the RRF, they are separated from other wastes by a loader to a safe area away from the unloading, transfer, and processing areas where it can be spread and extinguished. Open burning of solid waste at the RRF is prohibited in accordance with 14 CCR, Section 17407.1(b). If the smoldering or burning material cannot be immediately extinguished by